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Category Archives: Cry
Making Friends in Your Pajamas
’Making friends takes time, it’s a process’. This is what I’ve told my children during the many moves we’ve made. I’ve always envied children’s place in the social stratosphere; being in school all day, orbiting around other kids with varying degrees … Continue reading
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Passing Judgement
Every weekday morning, as I drive home from dropping my eldest daughter off at school, my minivan passes by a small boy walking along the busy, morning rush-hour road. He can’t be more than 7 or 8 years old. He … Continue reading
Duty and Honor
Every four years, at about this time, I am relieved not to be living in the U.S.. I hear from friends Stateside that the political rhetoric, mudslinging and mistruths are rife on both sides. To live removed here in England, … Continue reading
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The Comfort of Strangers
Our twin daughters were born 10 weeks premature and in bad shape.They spent the first 9 weeks of their lives in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. At first they were in the University hospital’s NICU in downtown Zurich, Switzerland where … Continue reading
My Titanium Friend
My friend, Claire is made of titanium—she is incredibly light weight, yet incredibly strong. In her early forties, she has beaten breast cancer twice but has had recurring problems with the healing from her last surgery.Yesterday, she had surgery on … Continue reading
Lifting the Weight from my Shoulders
Yesterday Mimi, Tess and I went to the pediatric podiatrist to get Mimi some inserts for her shoes. Mimi has Cerebral Palsy and has done incredibly well, but still can’t use her right side so good. The inserts help with … Continue reading
Miracles
Today was my daughter Mimi’s weekly osteopath appointment. Last week Sarah, her osteopath asked to see the CD I had of an MRI done on Mimi soon after it was discovered that she had had a stroke during birth. Sarah … Continue reading
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Mind the Gap
“Please, mind the gap.” If you’ve ever been to London and ridden the Tube (their subway), you’ve heard this, probably about 47 thousand times. It is a very polite, recorded message that plays at every stop reminding passengers to be … Continue reading
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Mind the Gap
“Please, mind the gap.” If you’ve ever been to London and ridden the Tube (their subway), you’ve heard this, probably about 47 thousand times. It is a very polite, recorded message that plays at every stop reminding passengers to be … Continue reading
Giving Thanks
When I was growing up, Thanksgiving was my favorite holiday. Mainly because of the food; the hours of anticipation waiting for that first crispy piece of turkey skin was maddening.But, unlike so many other memorable events in my life, it … Continue reading